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A Film by Nicolas Winding Refn Bold Films and Oddlot Entertainment Present a Marc Platt/Motel Movies Production A FILM BY NICOLAS WINDING REFN BOLD FILMS AND ODDLOT ENTERTAINMENT PRESENT A MARC PLATT/MOTEL MOVIES PRODUCTION A FILM BY NICOLAS WINDING REFN INTERNATIONAL PUBLICITY CONTACT Alyson DEWAR STARRING [email protected] PR WORKS RYAN GOSLING, CAREY MULLIGAN, BRYAN CRANSTON, RON PERLMAN, Tel: +1 323.936.8394 CHRISTINA HENDRICKS, OSCAR ISAAC AND ALBERT BROOKS US DISTRIBUTOR FILMDISTRICT PUBLICITY CONTACTS Jeanne R. BERNEY [email protected] Tel: +1 917.763.6829 INTERNATIONAL SALES SIERRA/AFFINITY U.S RELEASE DATE : 9460 Wilshire Blvd 5th Floor SEPT. 16TH, 2011 Beverly Hills, CA 90212 Tel: (310) 777-4569 Fax: (310) 777-8892 [email protected] Running time : 100 min - Format : 2.35 - Dolby SRD - 2011 www.sierra-affinity.com Contact: Joey MONTEIRO [email protected] THE STORY Driver (RYAN GOSLING) is a stunt driver by day and a getaway driver by night. Doesn’t matter what job he does, Driver is most comfortable behind the wheel of a car. Shannon (BRYAN CRANSTON) is part mentor, part manager for Driver. Since he knows what a great talent Driver is behind the wheel, he either peddles him to fi lm and television directors in the entertainment business or thieves who need an accomplished getaway driver, taking a cut for his own pockets. Always looking to make a buck, Shannon’s current plan is funding a stock car that Driver can race on the professional circuit. Since Bernie Rose (ALBERT BROOKS) is the wealthiest guy he knows, even if the sources of his money are questionable, Shannon proposes he be their investor. After seeing Driver in action at the speedway, Bernie Rose insists Nino (RON PERLMAN) partners with them as well. Primarily a loner and ambivalent about the deals Shannon makes for him, Driver’s world changes the day he shares an elevator ride at his apartment building with Irene (CAREY MULLIGAN). When he sees her again at the grocery store with her young son, Benicio (KADEN LEOS), he is transfi xed, and willingly offers help when they are stranded in the parking lot because Irene’s car won’t start. Soon Driver settles into a routine of driving Irene to her waitress job and watching Benicio, entangled in their lives while her car is fi xed. This interlude in Driver’s life abruptly stops when Standard (OSCAR ISAAC), Irene’s husband, is let out early from prison for good behavior. Even though nothing has happened between Driver and Irene, Standard is threatened by another man’s presence in his family’s life. Driver backs off, respectful of Irene’s desire to keep her family together, but when he fi nds Standard bloodied and lying in the garage with a scared Benicio standing next to his father, Driver is embroiled even further in Irene’s life. Then trouble begins… THE ADAPTATION THE Hossein Amini (referred to as Hoss by fi lmmakers), Academy Award® Nominated for his adaptation of Henry James’ “THE WINGS OF A DOVE”, landed the job of turning the novel INSPIRATION into a screenplay. Screenwriter Amini remembers, “It was such a rare book to get from a studio because it was very short, very dark - it was almost more like a poem.” “DRIVE” is based on the novel written by James Sallis of the same name. It was the catalyst that got the engines roaring for producers Marc E. Platt and Adam Siegel of He continues, “What I loved is that the novelist James Sallis, had these extraordinary Marc Platt Productions to adapt the small book into a feature fi lm. characters with a very simple plot running through it ; this tiny subplot of a getaway driver getting involved in a bank robbery that goes wrong and then has the mafi a Producer Adam Siegel explains, “Part of my day-to-day job is looking for movies, and coming after him.” one of the things you do is read Publisher’s Weekly. I read a small review that said there was a novel about a getaway driver who didn’t have a name. I was immediately However, adapting the seemingly short story into a viable screenplay wasn’t all that easy. intrigued and called the agent and read the book that night.” Screenwriter Amini reveals, “The biggest challenge was that there wasn’t a linear story in He continues, “I was very excited. It felt like the kind of character you rarely see the book as such. It was a lot of fl ashbacks and jumped around. Structurally, that makes anymore - he was a man with a purpose; he was very good at one thing and made no for an interesting book, but it’s a very tricky structure for a mainstream movie.” apologies for it.” Producer Siegel agrees, “The fi rst big challenge adapting this particular novella to the Veteran producer Marc E. Platt, who has shepherded such blockbusters as “LEGALLY screenplay was to fi nd the through line and put it in order and see if the story would BLONDE” and “WANTED” into theaters, agrees, “I was instantly taken with the main hold water once it was in order.” character, ‘Driver’. He was an enigmatic, reserved individual who lived by a very distinctive code.” Screenwriter Amini further considers, “The whole notion of the ‘heist gone wrong’, you’ve seen it in lots of movies, but what was interesting about it in the book was how He smiles, “It reminded me of some of my heroes of the past, some of the movie it affects the different characters. The heist doesn’t just affect Driver; it has these huge characters as a kid I would look up to, characters played by Steve McQueen and Clint repercussions on everyone.” Eastwood. Men who said little, but carried a big stick and spoke with their actions.” As to keeping the spirit of the book alive in the screenplay adaptation, Producer Platt offers, “I was very taken with this little crime story that James Sallis wrote. I felt that the way the world was presented in the book demanded that its true grit be retained in the script.” He elaborates, “The grit comes from seeing the world from the point of view of Driver in the car. It’s those elements that I felt were critical to retain to make this fi lm a very unique cinematic experience.” RYAN GOSLING CLIMBS ABOARD It was Producer Marc E. Platt who has worked with many of the top talent in Hollywood who fi rst reached out to Academy Award® Nominee Ryan Gosling. Producer Platt explains, “I have this list that I’ve created of very talented individuals whose work inspire me - writers, directors, actors whom I have to work with before I go onto another career or do something else with my life. Near the top of that list was Ryan Gosling.” He continues, “I was determined to fi nd a project that would speak to him. “DRIVE” was the fi rst script that I ever sent to him. I think it might have been only forty-eight hours before I heard back that he wanted to come sit down with me which brought me great joy.” As for Ryan Gosling, Academy Award® nominated for his role in “HALF-NELSON” and currently receiving rave reviews as well as a Golden Globe® nomination for his performance in “BLUE VALENTINE”, he reveals, “I always wanted to make a sort of action movie, but a lot of action movies these days are more on action and a little less character. I liked this screenplay because it had a very strong character at the center and there was a very strong love story as well.” With Gosling in the lead role, Producer Pritzker praises, “Ryan has a real quiet burn to him. He’s obviously great to look at, but he’s also an unbelievably accomplished actor. I think the thing that’s exciting about him taking this role is that it’s so different from anything he’s been in. His character grabs us, and takes us on an emotionally charged and exhilarating ride.” Producer Siegel adds, “Ryan Gosling brought the role of ‘Driver’ to life. It was a two-dimensional idea on a piece of paper until Ryan came along. He brings a sense of justice, a sense of danger to the character.” Director Refn grins, “When that song came on the radio, for some reason it gave me some kind of understanding of what this movie could be. Hearing that song, I screamed in Ryan’s face, very loudly, ‘I know what this is!’ and I turned up the music, NICOLAS singing along to the song, drumming to the beat.” WINDING REFN He pauses, “I’m sure Ryan was a bit like, ‘how can I get this guy out of my car?’ ” Director Refn continues, “I said to Ryan that this movie, “DRIVE” is about a man who drives around listening to pop songs at night because that’s his emotional relief.” JOINS NEXT Smiling, Gosling recollects, “I knew in that moment that Nicolas was the right fi lmmaker for the fi lm!” Ryan Gosling says, “I watched a lot of fi lms and a lot of different fi lmmakers’ work - new fi lmmakers, old fi lmmakers. When I saw Nicolas’ fi lms, there was no question to Director Refn agrees, “That moment basically started our collaboration in fi guring out me that Nicolas had to make this movie.” what kind of fi lm we wanted to make.” Gosling continues, “It seemed like a long shot because it didn’t seem at all like the As for the teaming of Ryan Gosling and Director Nicolas Winding Refn, Producer Platt fi lms that he had done, but that’s what I liked so much about his work is that every considers, “Nicolas’ sensibility matched Ryan’s perfectly.” fi lm is different.
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